Learning Team Meeting

1. Tech Cafe' - January 26, 2010 from 3:00-4:00 pm


January 26th - Tech Cafe' at Barrington (Andrea, Kris, Alexa, Toby, Jeanne). The Tech Team members will be leading the sessions but would like a coach to repeat the session so they can attend to a different learning session.
*Sessions will begin with brief overview of Web Resources on Tech Team Wiki and Ohio Treasure Chest

    • Moodle - Michele, Crista and Toby
    • Discovery Streaming - Lauren and Alexa
    • Digital Portfolio's - Wiki's - Shelly Main and Andrea
    • Digital Storytelling - Carol Collier
    • iPhoto - Caren Wildman and Abby

  • Review the Survey Monkey tool that teacher's will use to register for their sessions.
  • Tutorials and teacher resources will be housed on Barrington Tech Team wiki
    • House on the Tech team wiki, but put a link directly from Barrington Wiki to the resource page

2. Funding Requests: Review building requests - Need to put in request to Carol to spend money ASAP

  • Professional Development - Barrington $1,918.00 (Professional Development spent by March)
Have the teachers fill out the Professional Leave form & get a copy of it. We will check the referred to box and submit to Carol Craven. 3. Hardware/software funding - Jeff
  • Kindergarten personalized book software
  • 2 Document Cameras
  • iPod replacement
  • cwildman
    There was also a request to have an airport installed in the new gym so that presenters/guest speakers could have access to the internet. Do we also need one for the cafeteria since this space is often used for speakers?

4. 21st Century Coach & Teacher Collaboration - February 23, 2010 from 8:00 - 3:30 pm

21st Century Coach/Teacher Collaboration meeting date is 2/23/10. This is an all day session. Andrea will contact/collaborate with the Teams to find out their anticipated project focus. (Alexa, Kris, Martha, Toby, Jeanne, and Andrea)


Collaboration options:**
  • Common Building Goal - Create a Digital Story - Share the data from the fall with an appropriate audience - Presentation. "Sell the idea" Could be a student project, etc.

  • Do we want to collaborate as a Grade Level with a 21st Century Coach? Have brief meeting with Andrea prior to planning day to brainstorm & set goal.
  • Should we offer 4 sessions/work groups that focus on a project?
    • For example: Self-directed learning, Collaboration & Communication?
    • Data, Digital Portfolio (Wiki), Moodle, etc.